Bloomberg: Say good night, Gracie

Occupy Gracie Mansion? Not if you're the next Hizzoner, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday.

While the prestigious city-owned pad at East End Avenue and 88th Street has been the official mayoral digs for seven decades, Bloomberg told reporters that his successor should follow his cue and resist moving in.

"It's a great house for everyone, and not just one family," said Bloomberg, adding that "if a mayor's family is living [there], a good half of it is just not available. You don't have the same kind of access for events."

The 213-year-old mansion hosts tour groups, dignitaries, meetings and parties, and with a family residing in the four-bedroom home, that could force the city to pay for alternate venues, Bloomberg argued. "If a mayor lives there, then what they're doing is costing this city a lot of money," he said.

Since Bloomberg took office, the city has steadily cut back on the number of staffers at the mansion -- from 32 in fiscal year 2000 to 10 full-time staffers now. City spending for the mansion has dropped more than 43 percent over roughly the same period.

Meanwhile, Bloomberg has continued to live in his East 79th Street town house. His gal pal, Diana Taylor, has tried unsuccessfully to convince him to sleep over in Gracie Mansion, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. But according to a spokesman, he never has, although he's there "several times a week."

-- amNY